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15 November 2019

Euro area international trade in goods surplus €18.7 bn


The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in September 2019 was €196.2 billion, and the first estimate for extra-EU28 exports of goods in September 2019 was €168.3 billion, up by 4.3% compared with September 2018.

Euro area

The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in September 2019 was €196.2 billion, an increase of 5.2% compared with September 2018 (€186.5 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €177.6 bn, a rise of 2.1% compared with September 2018 (€173.9 bn). As a result, the euro area recorded a €18.7 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2019, compared with +€12.6 bn in September 2018. Intra-euro area trade rose to €163.4 bn in September 2019, up by 0.9% compared with September 2018.

European Union

The first estimate for extra-EU28 exports of goods in September 2019 was €168.3 billion, up by 4.3% compared with September 2018 (€161.3 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €173.3 bn, up by 6.4% compared with September 2018 (€162.8 bn). As a result, the EU28 recorded a €5.0 bn deficit in trade in goods with the rest of the world in September 2019, compared with -€1.5 bn in September 2018. Intra-EU28 trade rose to €301.0 bn in September 2019, +2.3% compared with September 2018.

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